| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1977 | |||
The 201st winner of the St Leger, held on Saturday 10th September 1977 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Dunfermline, a bay filly by Royal Palace out of Strathcona, owned by HM Queen Elizabeth II. A field of 13 runners contested the race which was worth £60,750. (Equivalent to £402,200 in 2017) The Youtube link below is a 54 second clip of the 1977 race DUNFERMLINE SR 2061 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| DUNFERMLINE | Willie Carson | Major Dick Hern | HM Queen Elizabeth II 10/1 |
| ALLEGED | Lester Piggott | M Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster |
| CLASSIC EXAMPLE | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | ![]() |
| AD LIB RA | John Reid | R Houghton | |
| GREGARIOUS | Alan Bond | W R Hern | |
| GUADANINI | M Phillipperon | Robert Carver | |
| LUCKY SOVEREIGN | Frankie Durr | Harry Wragg | |
| MONTORSELLI | Philip Paquet | Francois Boutin | |
| REMEZZO | Edward Hide | Clive Brittain | |
| SOLARO | Yves Saint Martin | M Clement | |
| SOVEREIGN SILVER | A Murray | S McGrath | |
| TOBIQUE | Joe Mercer | W R Hern | |
| OLWYN | Kipper Lynch | Ron Boss | |
| The winner won by a length and a half in 3 minutes 5.17 seconds, with 10 lengths back to the third. In a 12 race career Dunfermline won 3 times and was second on 3 occasions. | Over Round N/A | ||
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